The Asia Pacific Predator League 2022 is coming in guns blazing to bring a world-class event to the land of the rising sun. The best Dota 2 and PUBG teams are gathered in Tokyo to earn the right to call themselves the kings of the region. 6,600 teams registered from 15 different countries and only...
It may surprise many people that there is such a day as “World Kindness Day” – and that is today, Nov. 13. In the Filipino culture, kindness is a value that is known by many names, one of them “bayanihan.” Since the Philippines is located on the typhoon belt, where typhoons blow in at...
K-pop superstars BTS' Jungkook will be performing at the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. This was announced on BTS’ official Twitter account on Nov. 12. BTS' Jungkook (left) and the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 trophy (Twitter, Qatar government's FIFA World Cup website) In...
Philippine Airlines, Inc. (PAL) reported a total comprehensive income of P9.58 billion for the first 9 months of 2022, a significant turn-around from a total comprehensive loss of P27.19 billion in the same period last year. Consolidated revenues soared 204 percent to P97.77 due to the growth in...
A total of 1,768 out of 3,472 examinees successfully passed the November 2022 Midwife Licensure Examination, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced. PRC / MANILA BULLETIN The date and venue of the oathtaking ceremony are yet to be announced, PRC added. The board exam's topnotcher...
Asticom Group of Companies, Globe Group's shared services provider, targets to employ 15,000 more in the next three to five years from the current 5,000 Filipinos nationwide. Now on its seventh year of operation, Asticom is expanding its operations, targeting small and medium-sized enterprises...
Cebu Air, Inc. (CEB) lost P12.046 billion for the first nine months of 2022, 45.2 percent lower than the P21.993 billion net loss it incurred in the same period last year. CEB netted foreign exchange losses of P3.858 billion from the weakening of the Philippine peso against the US Dollar from P51...
Pure-play, high-speed fixed broadband operator, Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions, Inc. hauled in P24.5 billion revenues in the first nine months of 2022, versus the same period last year, up 30.0 percent and netted P6.107 billion earnings, up 17.5 percent. Revenues from...
The Philippine economy's 7.6 percent growth in the third quarter of the year shows that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s "silent efforts" in uplifting the pandemic-ravaged economy has begun to pay off. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (2nd from left) looks over at President Ferdinand...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. urged local government units in Metro Manila to support the Katuwang sa Diwa at Gawa para sa Masaganang Ani at Mataas na Kita (KADIWA) sa Pasko 2022 which would enable the public to buy goods at...
A House leader said it's "no fluke" that the administration of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. was able to record its first economic growth from its first ever quarterly report. Albay 2nd district. Joey Salceda (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN) Albay...
While it acknowledges the reminder of the Department of Education (DepED) for its employees to observe and practice “professionalism” at all times, a teachers’ group on Wednesday, Nov. 9, urged the agency to clarify its newly-issued directive. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Teachers’...
